Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: YANCHUK, STEPHEN J

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1723 1725 1729 1752 1795

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Analysis

Stephen J. Yanchuk is an examiner in Tech Center 1700, specifically Art Unit 1723. The profile includes 505 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 50.5 percent, and the median days to allowance is 1714. These figures provide a baseline for the expected outcome and duration of the patent application process. The 1714 day median indicates the typical time from filing to grant for applications assigned to this examiner.

The interview lift for this examiner is 39.8 percent. This high lift indicates that interviews are associated with a much higher probability of allowance. For the 505 resolved cases, the 39.8 percent lift is a critical strategic consideration. Practitioners can use this 39.8 percent lift to justify the use of interviews as a tool to navigate the 1714 day median prosecution period and potentially improve the 50.5 percent baseline allowance rate.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

50.5%
Allow Rate
-14.5% vs TC avg
526
Total Applications
+39.8%
Interview Lift
1714
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 505 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
55.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18010114 ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18705091 BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18938754 Electrode Having Excellent Weldability Between Electrode Lead and Electrode Tab and Method of Manufacturing the Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18289551 LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18106826 SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING IMPROVED TERMINAL STRUCTURE Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18009157 Multilayer Divergence Type Busbar and Method of Manufacturing the Same Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18449511 BATTERY CELL, BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18482659 EXPANDABLE CONDUCTIVE TAB FOR STACKED ELECTRODE BATTERY CELL Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18578409 SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR ALL-SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY, SOLID ELECTROLYTE-CONTAINING LAYER, AND ALL-SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA ZEON CORPORATION
18554033 COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ADHESIVE LAYER, ADHESIVE LAYER FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, LAMINATE FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA ZEON CORPORATION
18280993 DIRECTLY COOLED BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY WITH A DIRECTLY COOLED BATTERY MODULE Final Rejection Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft

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